SBS College of Pharmacy, Barnala

Established in 2016, SBS College of Pharmacy in Barnala has focused on the issue of developing pharmacy professionals of Punjab, India. Established in Mehal Kalan, Barnala on Raikot Highway-13, the college is an affiliated college that functions under PCI and AICTE acknowledgment.

SBS College of Pharmacy is located on a very small area of 2 acres; it is still in the growing phase of development with an intake capacity of 117 students and 8 faculties. The college has only one main course, which is the Diploma in Pharmacy [D. Pharma] for which intake has been approved to be sixty students per annum.

Its mission statement thus involves offering quality education and practical training in SBS College of Pharmacy. It has several important amenities to enhance the learning and physical, social as well as psychological, development of students.

As one of the significant components of the educational system, the library contains 1,201 volumes of books in total, 166 of which are the only one copy in the library’s collection; the library is subscribed 6 domestic and foreign journals . This pool of knowledge is most useful for students as well as the teaching staff members.

Currently the college has functional laboratory equipped with complex equipment required for pharmaceutical studies such as tablet disintegrant test apparatus, tablet making machines, ampoule filling and sealing machines and friability testers among others.

This, for instance, comprises practical sessions in various formulations as well as experiments in these labs since the provision of the Indian Pharmacopoeia standards is vital when students start their careers. Furthermore, SBS College of Pharmacy has developed good IT facilities since the role of technology is critical in the current learning and research activities.

SBS College of Pharmacy is at present faculty dedicated to providing a solo programme and that is the Diploma in Pharmacy (D. Pharma). This is a full time programme that takes for two years with the aim of producing students with acknowledging education in pharmaceutical science. There is an approval for intaking the number sixty seats for this course in line with the total number of students in the college.

Although the institution is currently focused on this diploma programme, it is recognized by regulatory bodies such as PCI and AICTE which reinforces its integrity aim at promoting educational standards based on the requirement of the country in relation to pharmacy education.

Like the vision and mission, the admission process of the SBS College of Pharmacy, Barnala is quite easy and open for the pharmacy courses seekers. For the details of the admission of students such as the dates of admission, examination, and others, it is most advisable that the students contact the college of their own own preferences directly.

As the body of the institution develops, growth of educational programmes and increasing the number of graduates that contribute to development of the pharmaceuticals industry is expected.